The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord

A Psalm of David.

15 Lord, (A)who may [a]abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the (B)truth in his heart;
He who (C)does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
(D)Nor does he [b]take up a reproach against his friend;
(E)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who (F)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things (G)shall never be moved.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 15:1 sojourn
  2. Psalm 15:3 receive

BOŽJI prijatelj

Davidova pjesma.

15 Tko može živjeti u tvom šatoru[a], BOŽE?
    Tko se može popeti na tvoje Sveto brdo?

Onaj tko živi bez grijeha,
    čini što je pravedno
    i od srca govori istinu.
Takvi jezikom ne kleveću,
    drugom ne nanose zlo,
    niti bližnjega vrijeđaju.
Preziru one koji Boga odbacuju,
    a časte one koji BOGA poštuju.
Ako bližnjem prisegnu, zakletvu ne krše,
    čak i kada je na njihovu štetu.
Ako novac posude, ne uzimaju kamatu.
    Ne primaju mito niti svjedoče za nedužne.

Tko tako radi, nikad neće propasti.

Footnotes

  1. 15,1 tvom šatoru Izraz se odnosi na poseban šator u kojem je narod Izraela štovao Boga. No ovdje se vjerojatno odnosi na Hram na »Svetom brdu« u Jeruzalemu (vidi »Sion« u Kazalu pojmova).

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

Lord, who may dwell(A) in your sacred tent?(B)
    Who may live on your holy mountain?(C)

The one whose walk is blameless,(D)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth(E) from their heart;
whose tongue utters no slander,(F)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person
    but honors(G) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(H) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;(I)
    who does not accept a bribe(J) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(K)

15 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.